Editing Pragmatism (section)

===Classical (1850–1950)===
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| {{sortname|Charles Sanders|Peirce}}
| 1839–1914
| was the founder of American pragmatism (later called by Peirce [[pragmaticism]]). He wrote on a wide range of topics, from mathematical logic and semiotics to psychology.
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| {{sortname|William|James}}
| 1842–1910
| influential psychologist and theorist of religion as well as philosopher. First to be widely associated with the term "pragmatism" due to Peirce's lifelong unpopularity.
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| {{sortname|John|Dewey}}
| 1859–1952
| prominent [[philosophy of education|philosopher of education]], referred to his brand of pragmatism as [[instrumentalism]].
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| {{sortname|Oliver Wendell|Holmes Jr.}}	
| 1841–1935
| [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] Associate Justice.
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| {{sortname|F.&nbsp;C.&nbsp;S.|Schiller}}
| 1864–1937
| one of the most important pragmatists of his time, Schiller is largely forgotten today.
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'''Protopragmatists or related thinkers'''
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| {{sortname|George Herbert|Mead}}
| 1863–1931
| philosopher and sociological [[social psychology|social psychologist]].
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| {{sortname|Josiah|Royce}}
| 1855–1916
| colleague of James at Harvard who employed pragmatism in an idealist metaphysical framework, he was particularly interested in the philosophy of religion and community; his work is often associated with [[neo-Hegelianism]].
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| {{sortname|George|Santayana}}
| 1863–1952
| although he eschewed the label "pragmatism" and called it a "heresy", several critics argue that he applied pragmatist methodologies to [[naturalism (philosophy)|naturalism]], especially in his early masterwork, ''[[The Life of Reason]]''.
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| {{sortname|W.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;B.| Du Bois}}
| 1868–1963
| student of James at Harvard who applied pragmatist principles to his sociological work, especially in ''[[The Philadelphia Negro]]'' and ''Atlanta University Studies''.
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'''Other'''
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| {{sortname|Giovanni|Papini}}
| 1881–1956
| Italian essayist, mostly known because James occasionally mentioned him.
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| {{sortname|Giovanni|Vailati}}
| 1863–1909
| Italian analytic and pragmatist philosopher.
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| {{sortname|Hu|Shih}}
| 1891–1962
| Chinese intellectual and reformer, student and translator of Dewey's and advocate of pragmatism in China.
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| {{sortname|Reinhold|Niebuhr}}
| 1892–1971
| American philosopher and theologian, inserted pragmatism into his theory of [[Christian realism]].
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